Xiaoman, the second solar term of summer. Xiaoman, Du Nail, the sun reaches 60° of ecliptic longitude, and it is celebrated every year on May 20-22 of the Gregorian calendar. I have compiled some famous lines from Xiaoman's classic poems and illustrated them with pictures. Welcome to read!

1. The nightingale sings in the green willows, and the bright moon wakes up in the sky.

My favorite is the wheat on the ridge, which smiles in the wind and falls red.

——"Xiaoman" Ouyang Xiu

2. The fertile fields in the south of the Yangtze River are too busy to transplant rice seedlings, and the wheat bran in the north of the Yangtze River is filled with grain.

The people around the West Lake are hospitable, and the tea merchants are inferior to the silk merchants.

——"Xiaoman"

3. The white tung trees have all fallen and their eaves are broken, and the catalpa trees may be in bloom every year.

There is a small field full of grasshoppers looking for herbs, and there is no need to move three carts during the slack time.

——"Xiaoman" by Wu Loting

4. Last night the jade plate sank in the river, and at night I suddenly dreamed of the fragrance of shepherd's purse and wheat.

In those days, people only had enough food to eat, so don’t forget the old days of bitter greens.

——"Xiaoman" Chang Qing

5. The south wind blows all kinds of grass, and the grass and trees are deep and the hut is small.

The ears of wheat are in full bloom, and the mulberry leaves are getting full.

The old man is happy to be mature every year, and the married woman knows that the season is good.

There are nightingales singing densely in wild Tangli trees, and mountain birds singing red pomegranate songs.

Who in the Tian family knows this joy? I alone know that it will be late to return home.

I pray for my body when I am strong, but I am already old and feeble.

——"Returning to the Countryside, Two Spring and Summer Songs" by Ouyang Xiu

6. Reeling is done in a hurry, the boss is cooking cocoons and jade-filled woks,

Your silkworms are still late, and the little ones are full and the jujube flowers have fallen.

There are many leaves in summer and the silver jar is thin. By the time the woman reels, the canal has been set.

A lazy returner listens to the words of birds and falls behind others with one step.

A hundred steps ahead of others. The autumn wind is cold and the clothes are thin.

——"Reeling the Car" Shao Ding

7. It is tiring to just watch the crowd move. I am not the only one who is urged to travel and eat.

The sky is already dawning before the rooster sings, and the frogs have begun to croak and the rain has returned.

There was no summer in the Qing Dynasty, and there were thunders in the political situation in Xiaoman.

Wine is cheap and tea is new and ripe, so you might as well enjoy it and linger.

——"Morning March" Gong Feng

8. The steps follow the children, and you have to lean on the railing when approaching the pond.

After a long period of overcast weather, the rainbow breaks in the east, and the wind in the north is cold.

There are three stacks of lotus on the water, and several poles of bamboo against the wall.

What’s so nice about the clear sky? There are distant mountains among the clouds.

——"Qianxing" Wang Zhidao

9. A rainy spring means wisdom should be frugal,

This year is still as cautious as last year.

The jade calendar came to know that Xiaoman was there.

I was worried that the long shadow would prevent silkworms from sleeping.

——"Two out of forty quatrains from Taochuan to Chenzhou" Zhao Fan